Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

5.9
20131h 36m

Keisuke Kinoshita sits easily alongside Ozu, Kurosawa and Naruse as one of Japan’s most respected legends of cinema. Made to commemorate the centenary of Kinoshita’s birth, this biographical drama chronicles formative hardships and personal encounters to provide a rare glimpse into the life of one of Japan’s most acclaimed screen directors. Includes archival footage from 49 of the films he produced during his career at Shochiku.

Production

Logo for Shochiku

Cast

Photo of Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Keisuke Kinoshita

Photo of Yuko Tanaka

Yuko Tanaka

Kinoshita's mother

Photo of Yusuke Santamaria

Yusuke Santamaria

Kinoshita's brother

Photo of Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

Narrator / School teacher

Photo of Gaku Hamada

Gaku Hamada

Kinoshita's assistant

Photo of Shigeru Saiki

Shigeru Saiki

Shukichi Kinoshita

Photo of Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Shiro Kido

Photo of Rio Yamashita

Rio Yamashita

Sakuyo Kinoshita

Photo of Shoko Fujimura

Shoko Fujimura

Yoshiko Kinoshita

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